The fire service has also agreed in principle to be a part of it, ahead of the publication of a final business case later this year despite the worries.

The report is aimed at highlighting concerns around the project before it goes any further.

Chief fire officer Mark Yates said: "We do have concerns and are asking relevant questions about this as we go along to make sure our interests are protected.

"The principle behind it is sound but it needs more investigation."

The council says the fire authority could save £600,000 a year in building cots by going ahead.

Councillor Adrian Hardman, county council leader, said: "It's not about selling off the family silver, but getting away from this obsession with owning your own property and making sure we work in a collaborative way.

"I'm quite confident any governance issues can be resolved and the key to this will be that all the partners will retain sovereignty over their own buildings.

Comments

brooksider
12:00pm Sat 5 Apr 14

By 'the NHS Trust' one presumes Worcester News are referring to the Worcestershire Health and Care Trust.
This is a body so worried about finances it spends over £292,000 a year on PR staff.
PR is so important to this Trust that it pays a 'communications and engagement officer' £24,312 and a qualified Midwife only £21,478.

Leaving aside the fact that there is a shortage of midwives working in the Trust, sharing a building is not going to educate this organisation on getting it's priorities in the correct order.

By 'the NHS Trust' one presumes Worcester News are referring to the Worcestershire Health and Care Trust.
This is a body so worried about finances it spends over £292,000 a year on PR staff.
PR is so important to this Trust that it pays a 'communications and engagement officer' £24,312 and a qualified Midwife only £21,478.
Leaving aside the fact that there is a shortage of midwives working in the Trust, sharing a building is not going to educate this organisation on getting it's priorities in the correct order.brooksider

By 'the NHS Trust' one presumes Worcester News are referring to the Worcestershire Health and Care Trust.
This is a body so worried about finances it spends over £292,000 a year on PR staff.
PR is so important to this Trust that it pays a 'communications and engagement officer' £24,312 and a qualified Midwife only £21,478.

Leaving aside the fact that there is a shortage of midwives working in the Trust, sharing a building is not going to educate this organisation on getting it's priorities in the correct order.

Score: 8

voledog
11:45pm Sat 5 Apr 14

"The council says the fire authority could save £600,000 a year in building cots by going ahead."

Just leave that sort of thing to Mothercare guys and concentrate on putting out fires instead.

"The council says the fire authority could save £600,000 a year in building cots by going ahead."
Just leave that sort of thing to Mothercare guys and concentrate on putting out fires instead.voledog

"The council says the fire authority could save £600,000 a year in building cots by going ahead."

Just leave that sort of thing to Mothercare guys and concentrate on putting out fires instead.

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